Ride2Remember Brings Bikers and Holocaust Education to San Diego

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — On September 2, 1939, much of the world was clueless that the Nazis had opened their first concentration camp to obliterate the Jews and Poles of Danzig, just after the outbreak of World War II. The camp, Stutthof, was in a marshy area where inmates were subjected to starvation,

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Eva Trieger, Holocaust, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Tracking the Foot Soldiers of White Supremacy

By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — Five years ago, on August 11, 2017, in the normally quiet college town of Charlottesville, VA, the peace was disrupted by the “Unite the Right” rally. The rally brought together Neo-Confederates, Neo-Nazis, the Klan, Patriot Front and other “militias” espousing White Supremacism. I don’t think any of us

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Eric George Tauber, Holocaust, USA

Israeli Families of 1972 Munich Olympics Victims Demand More Compensation

Published by Reuters By Ayhan Uyanik MUNICH (Reuters) – The families of Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics are unhappy with fresh German compensation offers and plan to boycott a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the attack in protest, their spokesperson told Reuters on Friday. An official ceremony is planned for Sept.

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International

One Handshake Away From Albert Einstein

By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — The narrow corridor of the Physics Department of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, was strewn with doors all bearing plaques with the names of professors in Hebrew. I walked down the corridor, seeing “Professor …” everywhere. When I reached the very end, I noticed a

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Alex Gordon, International, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education

Seacrest Foundation Announces 2023 Women’s Auxiliary Gala Honoree, Pam Ferris, President and CEO of Seacrest Village Retirement Communities

ENCINITAS, California —The opportunity to honor Pam Ferris is indeed a celebration in every sense of the word. Pam began her professional career with the organization in 1989, though she had previously served as an intern while in graduate school at SDSU. Her career spans several decades, and she has been an instrumental part of

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San Diego County

Parashat Va’etchanan-Shabbat Nachamu: Meaningful Relationships

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Wow! Talk about a special Shabbat. First, this is Shabbat Nachamu, the Sabbath of Comfort, based on the first verse of the Haftarah reading that says, “Console, console my people, says your God.” This, of course, follows Tisha B’Av in which we deeply re-experienced a litany of

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell

Israel: Islamic Jihad Receives Tens of Millions of Dollars Annually From Iran

(JNS) Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday accused Iran of providing tens of millions of dollars a year to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization. Speaking at a joint press conference with Cypriot Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides, who is in Israel for an official visit, Gantz said that Iran also helps smuggle material into

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Israel, Middle East

When an Antisemitic Offender or Their Protector Plays Hardball…

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — With apologies to Kal Mann and David Appell, late co-writers of the popular 1961 “Bristol Stomp” song… The profs in Bristol aimed a figurative pistol at Israel and found that Nina Freedman is just as sharp as a pistol. At times, anyway. Freedman’s complaint against a professor, when he

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Bruce Ticker, International, Opinion, Science, Medicine, & Education

Darren Bailey: No Apology Needed for Comparing Holocaust to Abortion

Published by Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey, who faced bipartisan criticism for declaring that Holocaust deaths during World War II paled in comparison with lives lost through abortion, contends Jewish community leaders have told him he was right. Bailey’s campaign did not respond to a request for the identities of

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Holocaust

Israel: Leading Member of Al-Aqsa Brigades Killed in West Bank Raid

Published by DPA Israel killed a leading member of the al-Aqsa Brigades during a military operation in the West Bank. Ibrahim al-Nablusi was responsible for a series of attacks on Israeli soldiers in the area, the Israeli domestic intelligence service Shin Bet and the military announced on Tuesday. During the attempted arrest, explosive devices and

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Israel

San Diego’s New Jewish Delicatessen Will Celebrate Immigrant Culture and Cuisine

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Opening doors in late-August in Torrey Pines, Tracy Borkum, principal of Urban Kitchen Group (UKG), has announced plans for Gold Finch, a modern delicatessen rooted in Jewish immigrant culture. Gold Finch is a deeply personal endeavor for Tracy—who draws on her childhood memories of growing up in London’s Jewish epicenters, Golders Green and Finchley

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San Diego County, Travel and Food